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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Applicants:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas D. Naclerio, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Elliot W. Hawkes, Goleta, CA (US);
Daniel I. Goldman, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/20 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); E21B 47/07 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/205 (2013.01); B25J 9/14 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/07 (2020.05); E21B 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high-pressure burrowing everting robot includes a tubular body formed of a high-pressure skin and airtight bladder arranged to permit pressure to evert the high-pressure skin and bladder together such that the high-pressure skin forms an outer surface of the robot when everted. A sensor is arranged at a distal tip and/or on the outer surface of the high-pressure skin.